The equipment Liguschkov cast using traditional methods looks very strong. The huge bottles and pipes do not need to withstand particularly abnormal pressure, because they are nothing compared to the pressure exerted on the barrel when the cannonball is fired.
The pipes and bottles are tightly fitted with screws and then welded using heat welding technology.
Even though there are only a dozen skylights in this warehouse, only a few are currently open, and the light is relatively dim. Standing in front of the huge steel cylinder, Yang Mingzhi could still clearly see the welds on it.
"How are you now? Comrade Salinchkin, these equipments are the largest equipment our arsenal has ever produced. At least I think they can be put into use after they are assembled." Holding the jar, Yang Mingzhi looked at it carefully.
ask.
"Very good. It seems that there is no problem. However, these equipments are not particularly huge. It is obvious that their production capacity has been designed by you and is indeed only for our own use."
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Even if the fertilizer plant is built, the output of ammonia will probably be only a dozen tons. In the end, the output of the ammonium nitrate we need most will be satisfied with five tons. At least this is enough for our use."
"Five tons of such materials." Salinchkin pinched his chin: "I don't know how much charcoal is consumed to produce these, and how many big trees need to be cut down. Since the content of that kind of material is very small in charcoal, doesn't it mean that in collective farms?
A large number of logging teams need to be formed? If all the big trees are cut down, how can we stay hidden?"
Yang Mingzhi laughed: "There is a proverb in the ancient East that rabbits should never eat grass in their holes. We are like a group of rabbits hiding in caves now. The forest near Novgomel cannot be cut down.
Trees were cut down from other places and charcoal-burning factories were set up in the forest. I believe these measures will not affect us."
"That's good, that's good. I'm still a little worried. If too many big trees are cut down, the loss of forest resources will be very bad. I don't want that."
Someone has proposed environmental protection in this era? It’s incredible!
In the current era, people should admire the towering chimneys and the spectacular thick black smoke. Even though the smoke is pungent, it is also fragrant. There is no other reason. The more smoke, the more industrial power it represents, and it is proof of the power of the state machine.
These countries are all following the route of polluting first and then treating, and the Soviet Union is no exception. But now, Novgomel really has to pollute first!
Yang Mingzhi spread his hands with pretense of regret: "There is really no way! We need chemical fertilizer now, because it is not a simple fertilizer at all! There is actually only one material we want to make, and that is ammonium nitrate! It can be used as a medicine to make potatoes go crazy.
When grown, three hundred tons of magical fertilizer can be harvested from one hectare. It can also be mixed with sawdust to make industrial-grade explosives that are much more powerful than black powder. As a weapon, it is only weaker than TNT. Fortunately, it is better than we can mass-produce it ourselves!
"
This Chinese man talked so eloquently that Salinchkin's blood boiled with excitement.
Yesterday, he heard from Yelentina that Novgomel still had to produce fertilizers despite the crisis, because this matter was not that simple at all.
He had never heard of using chemical fertilizers to make explosives. From the Chinese man's determined eyes, Salinchkin understood that they must have done experiments and proved that chemical fertilizers and explosives were excellent!
As Belikov said, it is true that they produce five tons of fertilizer every month, plus the ingredients of sawdust, maybe ten tons of explosives that are much more powerful than black powder! There are too many products, I'm afraid they will also
If it is not used up, it can be distributed to nearby friendly guerrillas. Maybe this small fertilizer plant can benefit all the guerrillas in the entire guerrilla zone south of Babruisk! With enough explosives
, even if the power is not as good as TNT, as long as the quantity can keep up, it can still blow up the railway and derail the military train! It is exciting to think about it.
With these devices here, the future seems bright!
Salinchkin couldn't help laughing. Yang Mingzhi could see that this was purely the man's excited laughter. Infected by the atmosphere, he also laughed out loud, and the entire visiting group was filled with happy smiles.
However, Liguschkov did not smile, and even frowned a little, as if he had something to say.
Yang Mingzhi was happy for a while, but still asked with excitement: "What's wrong? My factory director, shouldn't you be happy? These equipments are your honorary work!"
"Yes! Sir...yes. In fact, I have always had something to say. I should have said it to you a few days ago, but..."
"Oh? Don't hesitate, just say it!" Yang Mingzhi said cheerfully.
Salinchkin sighed and said what he had been holding back for several days. As soon as he said a few words, Yang Mingzhi was completely shocked, and the happy atmosphere came to an abrupt end.
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"That's it, Comrade Deputy Division Commander, and Comrade Commissioner. In the past, we planned to use the olefins in charcoal to make the first-level ammonia, but this was really taken for granted! My knowledge in chemical engineering is very limited. If I hadn't been exposed to that
Ivanov, we can’t start the fertilizer plant project at all. In fact, the professor hid a lot from us. For example, the reaction material he designed was not charcoal at all!”
The reaction material is not charcoal?!
"What? It's not charcoal? Say it again, the reaction material is not charcoal?!" Yang Mingzhi was greatly surprised.
This is really nonsense. From the fertilizer factory project to the present, the equipment has been completed, but it seems that it is barely assembled. I was so excited that I wanted to see a banquet to celebrate this big event! But this guy named Frog gave his reaction
The material is not charcoal?!
Liguschkov repeated it three times, always saying with certainty that charcoal was just the fuel for heating the stove, and that the reaction material was another substance.
"What did you say? Another material? What is that? Without charcoal, how can we get olefins? Without olefins, how can we make ammonia? Without ammonia, how can we perform more complex reactions to make ammonium nitrate?!" Yang Mingzhi was nervous
My heart was beating wildly, like a racing car that couldn't stop! Questions came three times in a row.
Seeing that the superior was so nervous, Liguschkov realized that he really shouldn't explain the matter at this juncture. The superior obviously believed in the bright future, and now things seemed to have taken a 180-degree turn!
In fact, it is not like this at all. The fact is not a bad thing, but a huge good thing.
Under the stern eyes, Liguschkov quickly waved his hands and explained: "Sirings! Don't be nervous! Don't be nervous! That Ivanov is truly a scholar, bullying us for not knowing anything about chemical engineering! He talks
What we say and what we actually do are really two different things! It’s true that we don’t know how to use charcoal, and we can’t produce the best coking coal, but!”
"But what? Don't wait any longer!" Yang Mingzhi asked anxiously, stamping his feet.
"Yes! Sir. We have a better substitute than charcoal. It's nothing but peat!"
Peat? This was the first time Yang Mingzhi had heard of the term he mentioned. He asked him to explain it. It was "a kind of intermediate between soil and coal mines", that is, mud-like coal, peat!
Peat? It sounds like "your sister". Yang Mingzhi, who was so nervous, was finally able to calm down a little. He slapped his chest and gasped: "Really, there are better substitutes than charcoal, why don't you
You told me earlier?! You surprised me when I was the happiest. It would be terrible if my heart couldn't bear it for a moment."
"Yes! Sir! I originally planned to report this matter in person today, but I never expected you to visit me in person so early in the morning!" Liguschkov looked embarrassed.
After all, this was a false alarm. Compared to the extremely nervous Yang Mingzhi, Salinchkin acted more calmly. He continued to ask: "How is it? Since peat is used instead of charcoal, does it sound like a kind of coal? Mofino